Ancient Tech Archeol Mater

"Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials" presents solutions to questions of dating, composition, provenence, and technology through the application of instrumental techniques to archaeological materials. The book also examines the reconstruction of early environments through analysis of bone and plant remains, the replication of artifacts to better understand ancient technologies through experimental archaeology, and the authentication of museum objects.

First Published in 1993.This book is a user-friendly introduction to the interface between archaeology and the natural sciences. It is intended as a secondary textbook for undergraduates in interdisciplinary courses in anthropology, archaeological science, museum studies, or materials science. This title will also be useful to graduate students taking a course outside their major field, and to archaeologists, curators, and scientists in a variety of settings who are engaged in interdisciplinary research. Each chapter includes references and suggested readings; a glossary of technical terms concludes the volume.

Part I Introduction; 1. Why Study Artifacts? An Interdisciplinary Approach, Sarah Wisseman, Wendell Williams; Part II Ancient Technologies and Experimental Archaeology; 2. From Pots to People: Ceramic Production in the Ancient Mediterranean, Sarah U. Wisseman; 3. The Diffusion of Technological Knowledge: A Case Study in North American Ceramic Analysis, Thomas J. Riley, Philip Hopke, Rodger Martin, James W. Porter; 4. Invention, Thought, and Process: Strategies in Iron Tool Production, Charles Keller; 5. Classics and Technology: A Reevaluation of Heron's First-Century A.D. Steam Engine, Paul T. Keyser; Part III Organic Materials and the Reconstruction of Early Environments; 6. Can Elemental Analysis of Archaeological Skeletons Determine Past Diet and Health?, Linda Klepinger; 7. Plants and People: An Introduction to Paleoethnobotany, Margaret van de Guchte, Richard Edging; 8. History, Identification, and Characterization of Old World Fibers and Dyes, Mastura Raheel; Part IV Museums and Monuments; 9. Science and the Art Museum: The Analysis of Archaeological Materials, Wendell S. Williams; ch0010 X-Ray Vision: The Recovery of Early Medieval Ironwork, Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey, Henry Maguire, Wendell S. Williams, Richard Keen; 11. Saving the Monuments of the Athenian Acropolis, Eric C. Freund; 12. Imaging the Past: Interdisciplinary Analysis of an Egyptian Mummy, Sarah Wisseman;

Sarah U. Wisseman, Wendell S. Williams